Toy vehicle



Oct. 1 6, l1928.

A. SCHOLER TOY VEHICLE Filed Feb. 2l, 1927 INVENTOR ,M/

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Patented Uct. 16, 1928.

UNIT-.ED STATES AUGUST SGHOLER, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Applicationk inea Febniary 211, 21927. g-seriaiiio. 169,771.

liiy invention relates to a toy-vehicle," of

the scooter type disclosed in my co-pending rapplication for Letters Patent ofthe United 'f States, bearing filing date the 10th day of January, 19257 and Serial No. 1,606.

Besides embodying all of the objects of the pending application above mentioned,

the present invention has for its further object-to provideA a device of the'character stated, which will permit of the suspension of Vthe pedaling operation while the vehicleis coasting.

VWith the foregoing and other objects vin,k

view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it .being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the inv vention hereinafter disclosed can be made he rear end Figure 3 isa rear view of the rear wheel f1 and of associated parts7 the rear wheel being y in cross sec-tion and partially broken away.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on line IV IV, Figure 3. j

"Figure 51s a top plan view of the supportingbracket and the treadle shaft. Referring in detail to the drawing 1 denotes-a flat elongated body portionha-ving a bifurcated rear end 2', in which a rubber tired rear wheel 3 is positioned.

- A supporting bracket 4 is fixed on the top face of the body portion .1. `The bracketv 4.

consists of a pair yof spaced legs, thelower ends of which are secured, to respective side f edge margins of the body portion 1. at the forward end thereof. Thebracket 4 is dis-v posed upwardly7 forward and the forward end thereof is formed to provide an angularly disposed sleeve 5 by the convergence of the upper portion of the bracket legs andV their connection by the pins 6.

The steering stem 7 extends through the bracket sleeve 5 and is rotatable therein. The steeringstein 7 has a forked-lower endv 8. in which' the front or steering rubber tired wheel 9 is rotatably mounted. The

upper end of the 'steering steni-7 carries the i steering cross-bar 10.

A spiral spring 11 is mounted'on the steering stem 7 intermediate of the lupper end ,of the fork 8 and the lower end of the bracket The latter is vertically.shiftablesleeve 5. onthe steering stem7 and its engagement with the spring 11 provides a resilient` f mounting .for the forward end of the vehicle.

The upward shiftable movement of vrthe bracket sleeve-'5, on the stem 7, is limited by a collar 12 mounted on the stem 7. Y

The rear wheel 3 is mounted on thel shaft 13. The latter is suitably journalled for rotation in the bifurcated rear end 2, 'of the Therear wheel 3 is prof body portion 1. vided with a iixedhub 14and with a pair of fixed apertured side plates 15 disposedat re-V spective ends of the hub 14. The. shaft 13 extends through the apertured side plates 15 and is provided with alpair of spaced red collars 16 disposed in the hub 14. The

rear wheel 3 has a ball bearing connection withthe yshaft 13 by means of the balls 17.

- which-latter engage the respect-ive ends of `the hub 14 and are mounted in respective ball races formed by the collars 16 .and the adjacentfside plates 157 as'fclearly shown ig-V ure 3,' of the drawing. i

The Ihub 14 fis formed posed centrally 'ofthe hub 14 and extend `circiimferentially therein. A pair -of pawls 19, vassociated with. the vratchet V18 vand dis-r posed between the-fcollars 16, are `'pivotaplly connectedfon pins A20. The latter have their end fixed in respectivecollars 16.

'The rear shaft 13 is provided with a `transversely extending aperture .21.1 Each ofthe pawls 19 is formedrwith a boss22, which engage in respective sends of the. aperture 21.

A'spiral spring 23 is mounted inthe aperv` ture 21 and acts against the pawl bosses 22 to normally maintain the pawls 19in engage-V Y on its inner face` with ratchet Vteeth 18. The latter aregdis-r ment'with the ratchet teeth 18. The pawls 19 are diametricallywdisposed relatively to each other land extend in the same direction.

A crank arm 24 is fixed on one end of the shaft 13 and a balance or iywheel 25 is tially L-shaped treadle member 26 is forwardly mounted to one end of .the treadle rshaft 27. which latter is lsuitably journaled for rotation in the supporting bracket '4. The treadle member 26 consists of a' rear- Wardlyextending arm 28 and a depending -fiXed to the other endthereof.` A substan- 4the treadle arm 29. A pedal 3() is Vpivotally connected to the rear end of the arm 28, anda connecting bar 3l connects the lower end of the depending arm 29 with the outer endof the', 11i

crank arm and Y Y i vertically disposed arm 3ft is iiXed to shaft 27 intermedate of the legs of the supporting bracket d? and a spiral sprire '35 connects the upper end of the arm is respectively indicated at 32 3st i the ripper end of the steering stein to" The action ci' the spii 35 nornn.. U tends to maintain. the alignment of the Wheels 3 and 9 relatively to each other, an in conjunction with the tiy ivheei Q5,

ro" on its bail bearing' connection wit` the shalt 13. `Duringl the coasting' operation the action of the spriiiii 28 will laliow the contraction of the pawls to permit the idle passage of the ratchet teeth 1S over the iatter.

Tvlilhat l ciaim is: i i. -ln combination9 Va toy vehicle compris-V ina# a tia-t elongated body portion havinga bfurcated rear end, a shaft rotatably journaied in said rear end,` a rear Wheel rotatably mounted on saidshaft, a crank arm fixed to one end of said shaft, a flywheel fixed to the other end of said shaft, a supporting bracket fixed to the forward end of said body'portion,L a treadle shaft rotatably journaledin said bracket, a steering; stem, a Wheel rotatably mounted in the lowerr end `of said stem, said bracket having` a resilient and rotatable connection With said stenn treadle member fixed to said treadle shaft7 a connecting` bar pivotally connected ivith 'said member and with said crank arm, and a resilient .member connecting saidtreadlefshaft With said steering stem, said shaft having a rachet engagement with sad rear Wheel,

ntie ly as described and for the purpose forth. Y ln combination, a vehicle toy comprisa flat elongated body portion having a bifurcated-rear end, a rear shaft journaled for rotation in said bifurcated rear end, a rear Wheel rotatably connected with said rear shaft?` a fly Wheel iixed te one end of said ft and acraiik arm iiiredvto the other owl thereof, a supporting bracket Voonof a pair of spaced legs, the upper a sieeve and the lower ends of said f niedly secured to the forward Avend of l body portion, a steering` stem extending 'al movement therein, the loi/ver of said steinformed toprovide a fork, a steering Wheel rotatably mounted in said i, a spirai spring` carried on said `stem edby said stemf-or limiting the .cal movement of sleeve on said stem, a treadle shaft `iournaled for ro- .in said pair of bracket legs, treadle meint; fired to oneend of said treadle shaft, a com ing bar connecting); said trcadle member and said crank arim said yrear shaft hav/ire' a ratchet en ao'ement with said rear e All l I ivi the reciprocating movement of said treacleineinber imparting a rotary move# nient to saidcrank arm andassooiated rear ivheel for propelling said vehicle in the forward direction, an upwardly disposed arm iid sleeve to permit of its rotation i mediate' of said fork and said sleeve,V

ig ends of said pairiof legsforined fined to said Vtreadle shaft intermediate of said bracket legs, and a resilient element connecting said last mentioned arm With said steering stein for normally maintain'lng,` the n vsaid steering Wheel in alignment relatively to the saidrear Wheel and for aiding the reoiprocation of said'treadle member during` the propelling' operation, substantially as descr'bed aiidvfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I mv signature.

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